The Wolverine

2012-13 HOCKEY PREVIEW JUNIORS Mac Bennett • D 5-11 • 185 Powers: "He really blos- somed from freshman to sophomore year — a great improvement of- fensively, defensively and in leadership. It may have been as big a jump as I saw a freshman make to his sophomore sea- son. The team voting him an alternate captain helped him have a great spring and summer, and the sky is the limit. He could easily be the best two-way defenseman in our league. Assistant Coach Billy Narragansett, R.I. (No. 79 overall) of the Montreal Cana- diens in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Year GP G A P +/- 2010-11 32 2 10 12 +12 2011-12 41 4 17 21 +16 Career 73 6 27 33 +28 Career Stats Kevin Clare • D 6-1 • 195 Powers: "Really became a reliable steady defense- man for us, in the second half and down the stretch in our big games. He really saw his con- fidence grow. He's a very intelligent de- fender, physically strong. Last year was huge for him to finish the way he did, to know he can be a top-four defenseman at Michigan. We expect big things. Assistant Coach Billy New Rochelle, N.Y. Honors & Awards: Earned Great Lakes Invitational MVP and All-Tourna- ment honors in 2011-12. Draft Status: Free agent. " Year GP G A P +/- 2010-11 18 0 2 2 +12 2011-12 39 3 7 10 +10 Career 57 3 9 12 +22 Career Stats Derek DeBlois • F 5-10 • 181 Assistant Coach Brian Wiseman: 62 THE WOLVERINE OCTOBER 2012 Narragansett, R.I. nate captain for the 2012-13 season … Helped Team USA earn a gold medal at the 2009 World Junior 'A' Challenge and earned tournament all-star honors. Draft Status: A third-round selection Honors & Awards: Named an alter- " Adam Janecyk • G 6-0 • 185 Assistant Coach Josh Blackburn: "A really good student of the game that works really hard at getting better. He has done a great job of progressing. Adam got to play a little bit last year, and I was really excited to see him play well." Honors & Awards: Earned the Uni- Ada, Mich. versity of Michigan Athletic Academic Achievement award in 2010-11. Draft Status: Free agent. Year GP W-L-T GAA Save Pct. 2010-11 1 0-0-0 0.00 1.000 2011-12 5 0-1-1 3.17 .897 Career 6 0-1-1 3.14 .899 Career Stats Jon Merrill •D 6-3 • 206 Powers: "He is a steady, big influence on the back end. He came back to school for a reason. We saw him as a freshman be a second- team All-CCHA player, and this year he'll be looking to be dominant in our league and nationally. You're going to see him on a mission to have his best season." Honors & Awards: Named to the Assistant Coach Billy Brighton, Mich. All-U.S. College Hockey Online second team, Inside College Hockey All-Fresh- man team, NCAA All-Frozen Four team, All-CCHA second team and CCHA All- Rookie team in 2010-11 … Was also "We expect Derek to take a step forward. He's hard on the puck, tough to play against, and we need guys like that. We're losing some offense and we expect him to pick up some of that. with Team USA at the 2009 World Junior 'A' Challenge. Draft Status: Free agent. Honors & Awards: Won a gold medal " Year GP G A P +/- 2010-11 27 1 6 7 +8 2011-12 40 6 8 14 +9 Career 67 7 14 21 +17 Career Stats a finalist for CCHA Best Offensive De- fenseman, Best Defensive Defenseman and Rookie of the Year awards … Was a member of the Team USA squad that won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Junior Championships … Won a gold medal with Team USA at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship in 2008-09. Draft Status: A second-round selec- tion (No. 38 overall) of the New Jersey Devils in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Year GP G A P +/- 2010-11 42 7 18 25 +11 2011-12 19 2 9 11 +11 Career 61 9 27 36 +22 Career Stats Luke Moffatt • F 6-0 • 198 Wiseman: "Luke showed great signs of high-end skill, speed and power. He's had a good summer, and he's a guy that we're going to lean on for more contribution." Honors & Awards: Earned a spot on the CCHA All-Tournament team in 2011-12 … Received the University of Michigan Athletic Academic Achieve- ment award in 2010-11 … Won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2010 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. Draft Status: A seventh-round selec- tion (No. 197 overall) of the Colorado Avalanche in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Assistant Coach Brian Paradise Valley, Ariz. Year GP G A P +/- 2010-11 36 5 8 13 +7 2011-12 40 6 10 16 +4 Career 76 11 18 29 +11 Career Stats SOPHOMORES Mike Chiasson • D 5-11 • 185 Powers: "He's very, very steady and smart, and rarely out of position. He has a high hockey IQ that allows him to be a reliable defender. He's another kid that, what he does off the ice, how he works, he will only get better. I liked what we saw out of him early. Even though he's 20, his best hockey is ahead of him. Another guy that we can put in any situation." Honors & Awards: None. Assistant Coach Billy Henderson, Nev.

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